Mid-Morning Open Thread

Samson And Delilah
Peter Paul Rubens

One of my favorite biblical stories, and one that was told and read many times to the fidgety youngsters in class.

It is an unfortunate byproduct of activist courts, and more (thank you ACLU) -- exaggerated fear of all things religious -- that the Bible is not taught as literature. ignoring the religious still leaves a vast and marvelous story, full of battles and sword play and veiled sex and travels through deserts and....